Recording apparatus with a medium restricting portion

Abstract

A recording apparatus comprises: a medium tray on which a medium is set vertically, or with a tilt; a feed roller that feeds the medium set on the medium tray by rotating while being in contact with the medium; a recording unit that performs recording on the medium; an urging mechanism for urging the medium and/or the feed roller in a direction of coming closer; and a restricting portion that faces a recording surface at a lower edge portion of the medium set on the medium tray and restricts movement of the lower edge of the medium, wherein the feed roller feeds the medium so that the lower edge of the medium can get over an upper end of the restricting portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A recording apparatus, comprising:
 a medium tray on which a medium is set vertically, or with a tilt; 
 a feed roller that feeds the medium set on the medium tray by rotating while being in contact with the medium; 
 a recording unit that performs recording on the medium, wherein the recording unit is downstream of the feed roller; 
 an urging mechanism for urging the medium and/or the feed roller in a direction of coming closer; and 
 a restricting portion that faces a recording surface at a lower edge portion of the medium set on the medium tray and restricts movement of the lower edge of the medium, 
 wherein the feed roller feeds the medium in an upstream direction until the lower edge of the medium can get over an upper end of the restricting portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the feed roller rotates by receiving a driving force from a driving source; and 
 wherein the driving source performs driving until the medium gets over the restricting portion, and the driving of the driving source is stopped after the medium has gotten over the upper end of the restricting portion. 
 
     
     
       3. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the feed roller has an arc portion that can be brought into contact with the medium to feed the medium, and a flat portion that is never in contact with the medium, and 
 wherein the contact with the medium having gotten over the upper end of the restricting portion is released when the flat portion is positioned to face the medium. 
 
     
     
       4. The recording apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the feed roller is provided on a pivotable arm that pivots on a pivot shaft; and 
 wherein the pivot shaft is provided at a downstream side with respect to the feed roller. 
 
     
     
       5. The recording apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the feed roller is provided on a pivotable arm that pivots on a pivot shaft; and 
 wherein the pivotable arm includes, as the urging mechanism, an urging member that urges the feed roller in a direction in which the feed roller comes closer to the medium. 
 
     
     
       6. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the feed roller has a sloped surface functioning as a guide that helps the lower edge of the medium picked up from the medium tray to get over the restricting portion. 
 
     
     
       7. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of transportation rollers that is provided between the restricting portion and the recording unit and transports the medium toward the recording unit while nipping the medium; 
 wherein feeding of the medium by the feed roller is released after the medium has gotten over the upper end of the restricting portion, and the medium moves due to its own weight to a nip position of the pair of transportation rollers. 
 
     
     
       8. The recording apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the lower edge of the medium moves to the nip position of the pair of transportation rollers in a state in which the driving of the pair of transportation rollers is stopped.